1 Corinthians 12:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“if the foot may say, `Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 12:15 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 9:8One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
  2. 2 Kings 14:9But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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